The Police Command in Osun, on Tuesday, said it had arrested 87 suspects
for allegedly looting public and private property during the mayhem that
attended the EndSARS protests in some parts of the state.
While parading the suspects at the command’s headquarters in Osogbo, the
state Police Commissioner, Undie Adie, represented by the Deputy
Commissioner of Police in charge of CID, Adebola Hamzat, said that some
of the looted items had been recovered from them.
“The resurgence of #EndSARS protests on Oct. 4 in Lagos had spread to
all the 36 states of the federation and the
FCT.
“It is of common knowledge that the erstwhile peaceful #EndSARS protests
by the Nigerian youth over the excesses of the Special Anti-Robbery
Squad (SARS) had snowballed into brigandage, murder, assault and arson
as well as destruction and looting of public and private property.
“Osun has had her own fair share of these incidents, as attacks were
carried out on public officials and innocent private individuals,
destruction of government and private property and massive looting.
“A total of 87 suspects were arrested and the looted items are being
recovered, while investigations on their culpability are ongoing,” he
said.
According to the police commissioner, as soon as investigations are
concluded, the suspects will be arraigned in court.
He, however, called on the hoodlums, who participated in the massive
looting, to take advantage of the amnesty granted by Gov. Gboyega
Oyetola and return the looted items in their possession, saying that the
72-hour ultimatum given to them would elapse on Oct. 28.
Adie said that after the expiration of the ultimatum, anyone found with
the looted items would be arrested and charged with armed robbery,
conspiracy, brigandage, murder, housebreaking, stealing, receiving
stolen property and other sundry offences. (NAN)